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Emotional Support Duck Loves His First Airplane Trip

It's not uncommon for emotional support dogs to take trips on airplanes with their owners - an emotional support duck, however, is a different story.

A group of travelers boarding a flight were shocked (and delighted) when they discovered one of their fellow passengers would be a duck named Daniel, flying out of Charlotte, North Carolina, with his mom. He was in a baby stroller.

IT HAS A PIECE OF PAPER WITH IT THAT SAYS "My first flight!" AND ITS QUACKING A LOT https://t.co/IdQhyMZXLW

— kayl (@kaylshake)

Daniel boarded the flight with ease and didn't seem nervous at all, and quickly bonded with everyone around him.

My seatmate, CLT➡️AVL, is this handsome duck named Daniel. His gentle quacking eases the sadness of leaving #SFA16. https://t.co/iDKWCceAFi

— Mark Essig (@mark_essig)

He was even wearing special little red shoes to protect his feet. After all, everyone needs a special traveling outfit, right?

Here is Daniel The Emotional Support Duck in all his red-shoed glory. https://t.co/rBkK0QnBKr

— Mark Essig (@mark_essig)

Daniel was a perfect passenger during the flight, and his favorite part was staring out the window, with dreams of flying no doubt dancing around in his head.

Daniel, the duck on my flight, likes to look at the clouds. https://t.co/YiOjCvZ0NO

— Mark Essig (@mark_essig)

Flying can be a stressful process for some, but we're sure everyone on that plane couldn't have been happier to be there to witness Daniel's very first, and very successful, flight.

Here is a 3-second video of Daniel the emotional support duck. His human says, 'and wagging? That's happy.' https://t.co/WElW9d827o